# malm
## English
### Etymology

From Middle English malme (“sand”), from Old English mealm (as in mealmstān (“sandstone”)), from Proto-Germanic *malmaz (“sand, ore”); related to Old Norse malmr (“ore, metal”). From the same Proto-Indo-European root as meal.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /mɑːm/, /mɑːlm/

### Noun

malm (countable and uncountable, plural malms)
* (geology) A soft, crumbly, chalky, grayish limestone.
* An artificial mixture of chalk, clay, and sand, from which light-brown or yellowish bricks are made.
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing. (See the entry for “malm”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

## Danish
### Etymology

From Old Norse malmr, from Proto-Germanic *malmaz.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /malm/, [malˀm]

### Noun

malm c (singular definite malmen, plural indefinite malme)
* ore
* bronze, brass

#### Inflection
## German
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Verb

malm
* singular imperative of malmen
* (colloquial) first-person singular present of malmen

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

From Old Norse malmr.

### Noun

malm m (definite singular malmen, indefinite plural malmer, definite plural malmene)
* ore

#### Derived terms

* jernmalm
* uranmalm

### References

* “malm” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

From Old Norse malmr, from Proto-Germanic *malmaz (“sand, ore”). Doublet of malme.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /mɑlm/

### Noun

malm m (definite singular malmen, indefinite plural malmar, definite plural malmane)
* (countable and uncountable) ore
* (countable and uncountable) cast iron
* (countable and uncountable) heartwood, especially of a conifer
    Synonyms: kjerneved, al, malme

#### Derived terms

* blymalm
* grønmalm
* jarnmalm
* koparmalm
* malmbåt
* malmfull
* malmfuru
* malmførekomst
* malmleie
* malmleiting
* malmskip
* malmstokk
* malmåre
* myrmalm
* nikkelmalm
* sinkmalm
* uranmalm

### References

* “malm” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Old Norse
### Noun

malm
* accusative singular of malmr

## Swedish
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse malmr, from Proto-Germanic *malmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- (“to grind”). First attested in 1286.
Area outside main city center sense: originally referring to the two sandy hills north and south of Stockholm (see: Norrmalm and Södermalm), which would become part of the urban sprawl and lead to the connotation of city outskirts.

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

malm
* An ore [since 1400–1425]
* (historical) A vaguely defined alloy similar to bronze and brass, containing various proportions of copper, zinc, lead and tin; sometimes described as identical to klockbrons (“bell bronze”), typically composed of about 80% copper and 20% tin. [since 1400–1425]
* (archaic) A hill or ridge consisting of sand or gravel [since 1286]
* (regional, Stockholm) An urban habituation area outside of the main city center; a suburb or urban district. [since 1286]
* (chiefly Finland) A field used by the military for exercise
* (archaic) Synonym of yngre jura (“Malm; Late Jurassic”)

#### Declension

| | | nominative | genitive |
| singular | indefinite | malm | malms |
| singular | definite | malmen | malmens |
| plural | indefinite | malmer | malmers |
| plural | definite | malmerna | malmernas |

#### Derived terms

* alunmalm
* antimonmalm
* arsenikmalm
* blymalm
* blötmalm
* bokmalm
* bönmalm
* cinnobermalm
* dagmalm
* flötsmalm
* färskmalm
* glasmalm
* guldmalm
* hagelmalm
* hårdmalm
* jordmalm
* järnmalm
* kakmalm
* kampmalm
* karbonatmalm
* kismalm
* koboltmalm
* kolmalm
* kopparmalm
* korallmalm
* krutmalm
* lasurmalm
* malmanalys
* malmanledning
* malmanrikning
* malmanvisning
* malmarea
* malmart
* malmartad
* malmartig
* malmbalja
* malmbana
* malmberg
* malmbeskickning
* malmblandad
* malmbod
* malmbokning
* malmbotten
* malmbredd
* malmbrikett
* malmbrott
* malmbrytare
* malmbräcka
* malmbrädd
* malmburk
* malmbår
* malmcharge
* malmdeposition
* malmdepositum
* malmdiger
* malmdjup
* malmdrag
* malmdrum
* malmdräkt
* malmelda
* malmexport
* malmfaktor
* malmfall
* malmfallsriktning
* malmfallsvinkel
* malmfartyg
* malmfast
* malmfat
* malmfatare
* malmficka
* malmflo
* malmfläck
* malmflöts
* malmfylld
* malmfynd
* malmfyndig
* malmfång
* malmfångst
* malmfält
* malmfärska
* malmfärskning
* malmför
* malmförande
* malmförekomst
* malmförsel
* malmgavel
* malmgeolog
* malmgeologi
* malmgeologisk
* malmgillare
* malmgnista
* malmgnistra
* malmgrus
* malmgruva
* malmgryt
* malmhalt
* malmhaltig
* malmhop
* malmhund
* malmhus
* malmhård
* malmhög
* malmkabinett
* malmklump
* malmkompass
* malmkoncentrat
* malmkorg
* malmkorn
* malmkropp
* malmkross
* malmkrossare
* malmkrossning
* malmkännare
* malmkänning
* malmkärra
* malmköp
* malmkörare
* malmkörning
* malmkörsel
* malmkörtel
* malmlager
* malmlast
* malmlastare
* malmlastning
* malmleta
* malmletare
* malmlinjal
* malmlins
* malmlossning
* malmlottning
* malmluta
* malmläger
* malmlängd
* malmlös
* malmlösa
* malmmagnetism
* malmmineral
* malmmolla
* malmmull
* malmnjure
* malmos
* malmpall
* malmproberare
* malmprobering
* malmprov
* malmprovare
* malmpulver
* malmrand
* malmras
* malmrede
* malmrik
* malmrost
* malmrosta
* malmrostare
* malmroste
* malmrostning
* malmrum
* malmrusa
* malmråder
* malmränta
* malmrök
* malmsatt
* malmseparator
* malmskate
* malmskeppning
* malmskrivare
* malmskräddare
* malmskräddning
* malmskuta
* malmskärpning
* malmsköl
* malmslagare
* malmslam
* malmsling
* malmsläde
* malmslägga
* malmsmide
* malmsmälta
* malmsovring
* malmsovringsmaskin
* malmspel
* malmsten
* malmstock
* malmstreck
* malmstreke
* malmstrimma
* malmstuff
* malmstycke
* malmsylta
* malmsätta
* malmsökare
* malmtag
* malmtagare
* malmtagning
* malmtak
* malmtegel
* malmtjuvnad
* malmton
* malmtorg
* malmtrafik
* malmtrakt
* malmtransport
* malmtugg
* malmtuggare
* malmtunna
* malmtåg
* malmtäckt
* malmuppfodring
* malmupptagare
* malmutskeppning
* malmvagn
* malmvikt
* malmvåg
* malmvås
* malmvåt
* malmväg
* malmvärk
* malmzon
* malmåder
* malmådra
* malmångare
* malmämne
* malmökning
* malmöre
* malmöreskassa
* malmöresmedel
* myrmalm
* nickelmalm
* pänningmalm
* pärlmalm
* silvermalm
* sjömalm
* skraggmalm
* stålmalm
* svartmalm
* tennmalm
* torrstensmalm
* vaskmalm
* zinkmalm
* ärtmalm
* malmarbetare
* malmbjällra
* malmbuss
* malmbäcken
* malmbössa
* malmfull
* malmfust
* malmfärg
* malmfärgad
* malmgjutare
* malmgryta
* malmgul
* malmhandfat
* malmklang
* malmklingande
* malmklocka
* malmkoppar
* malmkran
* malmkrona
* malmkärl
* malmlampa
* malmljuskrona
* malmljusstake
* malmmortare
* malmmortel
* malmrik
* malmsilja
* malmsked
* malmstake
* malmstrykjärn
* malmstycke
* malmstämma
* malmstöpt
* malmsölja
* malmtung
* malmvikt
* malmvärk
* malmfur
* malmfuru
* malmtall
* malmträ
* Norrmalm
* Södermalm
* malmbo
* malmborgare
* malmfogde
* malmgård
* malmkyrka
* malmköp
* malmskrivare
* malmtomt
* malmtorg

#### Descendants

* → Finnish: malmi

### References

* 1 2 3 4 5 malm in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* malm in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

### Anagrams

* lamm